CHART MURMUR: RCA's Justin Timberlake is about to have his second #1 album of the year, as the next volume of his 20/20 Experience tops the HITS Building Album Sales Chart. There's plenty more action to come before the chart closes later today, so keep checking in. (10/8a)
n next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, Justin Timberlake is set for his second No. 1 this year, while red-hot singer Lorde is aiming for a No. 3 start with her debut full-length album, "Pure Heroine."
As reported on Tuesday, Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience, 2 of 2" is on track for a No. 1 bow, marking the pop star's second No. 1 album this year. Industry sources forecast the set to sell around 350,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Oct. 6.
That sales projection has grown since Tuesday, when those in the know suggested it would move around 325,000.
Next week's top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The full chart will refresh the following day on Billboard.com and Billboard.biz.
"20/20, 2 of 2" is the second half of his two-part album "The 20/20 Experience." The first half arrived in March, and debuted at No. 1 with with 968,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It continues to hold the record for the largest sales week of 2013, and is the biggest-selling album of the year (2.3 million).
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